Oil & Gas Activity in Lea County, NM

  2. Oil & Gas Data for New Mexico
  3. Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Summary
Oil Production
35.3M BBLs
Total County Oil Production for Jan 2025
Gas Production
120.2M MCF
Total County Gas Production for Jan 2025
Total BOE (16:1)
42.5M BBLs
Total County BOE Production for Jan 2025
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#1
Nationally In Overall Production
Lea County, NM is Ranked
#1
Statewide In Overall Production

Lea County, NM Oil & Gas Production

New Mexico Rank
#1
in Total Oil Production
New Mexico Rank
#2
in Total Gas Production
46.7k
Drilled Wells
14.4k
Active Wells
183
Operators
17k
Permits on File
Lea County, NM Accounts for
56.46%
Of Oil Production in New Mexico
Lea County, NM Accounts for
38.10%
Of Gas Production in New Mexico

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Oil Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodOil Production
#1Lea County, NMJan 202535.3M BBLs
#2Eddy County, NMJan 202526M BBLs
#3San Juan County, NMJan 2025607.5k BBLs
#4Sandoval County, NMJan 2025235.7k BBLs
#5Chaves County, NMJan 2025173.1k BBLs
#6Rio Arriba County, NMJan 2025108.7k BBLs
#7Roosevelt County, NMJan 202524.8k BBLs

New Mexico Counties Ranked by Gas Production

RankCountyProduction PeriodGas Production
#1Eddy County, NMJan 2025143M MCF
#2Lea County, NMJan 2025120.2M MCF
#3San Juan County, NMJan 202523.3M MCF
#4Rio Arriba County, NMJan 202521.7M MCF
#5Harding County, NMJan 20252.4M MCF
#6Union County, NMJan 20252.2M MCF
#7Colfax County, NMJan 20251.0M MCF
#8Sandoval County, NMJan 2025813.5k MCF
#9Chaves County, NMJan 2025752k MCF
#10Roosevelt County, NMJan 202579k MCF
#11McKinley County, NMJan 20252.4k MCF

Largest Properties in Lea County, NM

Property NameCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
BELL LAKE UNITLea County, NMJan 2025377k BBLs1.4M MCF72
BELL LAKE UNIT NORTHLea County, NMJan 2025259.7k BBLs1.6M MCF61
BOA STATE COMLea County, NMJan 2025502.8k BBLs898.7k MCF7
COTTON DRAWLea County, NMJan 2025414.6k BBLs3.4M MCF196
DOS EQUIS 12Lea County, NMJan 2025263.8k BBLs769k MCF19
FRODERICK 3Lea County, NMJan 2025758.1k BBLs1.4M MCF34
GIN AND TECTONIC FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2025279.2k BBLs829k MCF14
GRUMPY CAT 15Lea County, NMJan 2025295.3k BBLs576.2k MCF8
INGA 33 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2025320.4k BBLs979.2k MCF32
JACKSON UNITLea County, NMJan 2025201k BBLs2.5M MCF80
LACEY SWISS 1 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2025254k BBLs529.6k MCF19
MESA 8105 1 1Lea County, NMJan 2025295k BBLs1.7M MCF35
MODELO 10 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2025372.1k BBLs2.1M MCF36
NORTH HOBBSLea County, NMJan 2025299.9k BBLs1.1M MCF461
NORTH THISTLELea County, NMJan 2025286.9k BBLs516.2k MCF25
PRETTY GOOD 20 FEDERAL COMLea County, NMJan 2025310.7k BBLs861.8k MCF9
RATTLESNAKE 2Lea County, NMJan 2025304.1k BBLs934.4k MCF28
RED HILLSLea County, NMJan 2025281.6k BBLs1.9M MCF54
SATELLITE STATE COMLea County, NMJan 2025277.6k BBLs183.7k MCF9
VACA DRAWLea County, NMJan 2025247.9k BBLs723.1k MCF68
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Largest Producing Companies in Lea County, NM

Property NameLocationMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionActive Wells
AVANT OPERATING, LLCMidland, TXJan 2025605.6k BBLs1.1M MCF132
BTA OIL PRODUCERS, LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 20251.0M BBLs4.0M MCF245
CHEVRON USA INCMIDLAND, TXJan 2025855.4k BBLs3.3M MCF157
CIMAREX ENERGY CO. OF COLORADOMIDLAND, TXJan 2025378.3k BBLs1.4M MCF151
CIVITAS PERMIAN OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXJan 2025695k BBLs1.7M MCF128
COG OPERATING LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 20251.6M BBLs4.3M MCF507
COTERRA ENERGY OPERATING CO.Midland, TXJan 20251.1M BBLs3.3M MCF196
DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION COMPANY LPOKLAHOMA CITY, OKJan 20254.4M BBLs16.3M MCF702
EARTHSTONE OPERATING, LLCTHE WOODLANDS, TXJan 20251.4M BBLs2.9M MCF241
EOG RESOURCES, INC.MIDLAND, TXJan 20259.5M BBLs37.4M MCF2,009
FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN ENERGY 3, LLCMidland, TXJan 2025482.7k BBLs329.2k MCF62
FRANKLIN MOUNTAIN ENERGY LLCMidland, TXJan 20251.0M BBLs2.3M MCF146
KAISER-FRANCIS OIL COMPANYTULSA, OKJan 2025761.9k BBLs4.4M MCF166
MATADOR PRODUCTION COMPANYDALLAS, TXJan 20252.9M BBLs7.0M MCF547
MEWBOURNE OIL COMPANYTYLER, TXJan 20251.8M BBLs4.8M MCF467
OCCIDENTAL PERMIAN LTD.HOUSTON, TXJan 2025467.9k BBLs1.1M MCF260
OXY USA INCHOUSTON, TXJan 20251.6M BBLs4.0M MCF253
PERMIAN RESOURCES OPERATING, LLCMIDLAND, TXJan 20251.3M BBLs4.0M MCF247
TAP ROCK OPERATING, LLCGOLDEN, COJan 2025394.3k BBLs4.9M MCF0
XTO ENERGY INC.SPRING, TXJan 2025611.1k BBLs1.1M MCF56
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Counties Surrounding Lea County, NM

National RankState RankCountyMost Current PeriodOil ProductionGas ProductionWellsOperators
#26#13Andrews County, TXDec 20244.7M BBLs9.8M MCF32.6k144
#176#6Chaves County, NMJan 2025173.1k BBLs752k MCF7.5k38
#201#76Cochran County, TXDec 2024153.6k BBLs160.4k MCF8.0k51
#86#34Dawson County, TXDec 20241.0M BBLs694.1k MCF5.7k76
#57#26Ector County, TXDec 20241.7M BBLs3.2M MCF30.3k104
#2#2Eddy County, NMJan 202526M BBLs143M MCF39.6k119
#66#29Gaines County, TXDec 20241.4M BBLs1.3M MCF16.1k89
#99#38Hockley County, TXDec 2024780.4k BBLs639.7k MCF12.9k62
#8#4Loving County, TXDec 202412.5M BBLs49.9M MCF8.8k48
#285#103Lubbock County, TXDec 202475.5k BBLs4.1k MCF1.7k20
#578#184Lynn County, TXDec 20248.1k BBLs2.3k MCF88213
#5#2Martin County, TXDec 202419.5M BBLs57.4M MCF17.8k56
#4#1Midland County, TXDec 202419.4M BBLs79.6M MCF20.8k57
#421#10Roosevelt County, NMJan 202524.8k BBLs79k MCF1.8k16
#199#75Terry County, TXDec 2024166.7k BBLs20.9k MCF3.7k49
#23#11Ward County, TXDec 20244.8M BBLs16.4M MCF16.9k94
#55#25Winkler County, TXDec 20241.7M BBLs4.5M MCF14k79
#49#22Yoakum County, TXDec 20242.2M BBLs5.0M MCF13.4k61